Principal​/MD, Value Creation – Technology, Global Portfolio Solutions

We are seeking an exceptional technology leader to join the Global Portfolio Solutions (GPS) team, working directly with Richard Elder, Partner and Head of Global Portfolio Solutions. This individual will serve as Carlyle’s primary technology value creation resource for the Americas, partnering with portfolio management teams, deal teams, and GPS functional peers to accelerate technology‑driven value creation across Carlyle’s U.S. Buyout portfolio.

The GPS Technology role will be the connective tissue between Carlyle’s investment professionals and the technology leadership at our portfolio companies—translating strategic investment theses into concrete technology execution roadmaps, and converting lessons learned across the portfolio into scalable playbooks, partnerships, and community. This person will be a member of a lean yet highly capable GPS team and will work collaboratively with other regional GPS functional leaders.

Above all, this person will serve as a trusted, humble thought partner to deal teams and portfolio‑company technology leaders alike—leveraging deep technical and operational expertise, strong listening skills, and practitioner credibility to drive outsized technology value creation across the portfolio.

• Partner directly with portfolio management teams, deal teams, and GPS functional peers to develop and execute technology value creation roadmaps aligned to each company’s investment thesis and stage of ownership
• Advise portfolio companies on how to architect and execute large‑scale transformation programs, including carve‑outs, acquisitions, modernization, platform consolidation, and cloud migration initiatives
• Evaluate portfolio companies’ technology spend, identifying opportunities to optimize across labor, software, hardware, and services that can drive meaningful impact on profitability
• Advise portfolio companies on optimizing their technology operating models, including decisions around onshore/offshore organizational structures, build‑vs‑buy‑vs‑partner tradeoffs, and vendor management
• Build and maintain a network of high‑performing technology leaders that can fill permanent or temporary vacant roles at portfolio companies
• Serve as a thought partner to portfolio‑company CIOs, CTOs, and CPOs on strategic technology investment prioritization, product engineering capacity, and organizational design

• Develop and curate technology‑focused case studies and playbooks that capture best practices in technology execution, transformation, and investment across the portfolio
• Maintain a living body of GPS technology knowledge, including frameworks, assessments, and reference architectures, made accessible to deal teams and portfolio companies through the GPS resource portal
• Partner with GPS peers across functional areas (commercial excellence, pricing, digital/AI, cost optimization) to integrate technology perspectives into cross‑functional value creation initiatives

• Lead the design and execution of Carlyle’s annual technology leadership summits, convening C‑level technology, product, and engineering leaders from across the portfolio to share best practices, benchmark performance, and forge peer relationships
• Convene periodic community webinars and forums for portfolio‑company technology leaders to exchange insights on common challenges, emerging technologies, and vendor experiences
• Build and sustain a trusted peer‑to‑peer network among portfolio‑company technology executives, acting as a connector and convener across the community

• Identify, evaluate, and foster strategic partnerships with technology product and service providers—software vendors, systems integrators, cloud providers, and managed services firms—that can deliver value at scale across the portfolio
• Develop and manage a curated network of technology consultants, contractors, and implementation partners that GPS and portfolio companies can engage for high‑priority initiatives
• Evaluate and pilot emerging technology solutions, including AI/ML platforms, automation tooling, and data infrastructure, for applicability across…